We are so grateful to Mel for her incredible hard work planning our wedding over the last 18 months, and could not recommend her more highly! We knew we wanted a big marquee wedding at my parents’ home with glamping options for guests and a ceremony at the local church, but otherwise we had no idea what we were doing so we relied on Mel entirely to bring our ideas to life - from vendors to the logistics to the design and timeline of the entire weekend. There are so many stressful elements to planning a wedding (especially one with a big guest list that was not held at a typical wedding venue, such as ours), but we can confidently say we really enjoyed the entire process and that is completely thanks to Mel. Mel was so easy to work with throughout the whole process, with clear communication via email and organising regular check-in calls at our convenience to keep everything on track. She truly went the extra mile(s) to make sure our weekend was a complete success: from staying late and arriving early during set up on the weekend, to even bringing in her husband to help design our wedding stationery! Mel’s calming and enthusiastic presence was such a blessing in the lead up to the weekend itself, and she was there to answer any of our concerns. It rained basically the entire day before and the morning of our wedding day, but Mel stayed calm and positive throughout which really helped calm everyone’s nerves. She managed to organise all the vendors and finer details perfectly, while adjusting for less than ideal weather conditions and navigating through the chaos of my very large family - and so the wedding really turned out perfectly (with gorgeous sunshine!). So many of our guests commented on how beautiful the tent looked, how excellently the wedding seemed to flow, as well as how happily and relaxed the two of us seemed throughout the day - and again that is all thanks to Mel. We had the best weekend of our lives, and we are forever grateful to her for all her hard work and dedication!

We hired Mel as our full-service wedding planner for our destination wedding! Living in the US, we didn’t even know where to start with our UK wedding!
Mel really listened to our vision and sourced the best vendors to make our wedding weekend dream a reality! 
Mel was vital in liaising for us with other vendors! Mel became our advocate! She knew when to push back for our vision and how to negotiate compromises! Mel also kept us on track with our payments and regular check ins! It was so easy to get in touch with Mel at any time throughout the planning process.

On the wedding day, all of the set up felt seamless! Mel created timelines and list for all of the vendors. I just relaxed and enjoyed the day! It felt magical to see it all come together once the event started! I couldn’t have done it without Mel and I would absolutely recommend your story events to anyone getting married in the UK!

Mel is so friendly and helpful. She had so many good ideas for our wedding and was always ready to help with planning and organising our big day.

We loved how quickly Mel responded to our questions or any issues that came up and it was reassuring having her there on the day, even going the extra mile to blow up our balloons and help me with my buttonhole!

Thoroughly recommended!

Mel’s organisational skills, and how well she understood exactly what we were looking for, made our September 2019 Wedding perfect.
She took the time to get to know us both very well. Mel guided us as to what would work, and as importantly, what wouldn't!
Her experience and professional approach every step of the way, including on the day itself, meant that, unusually, we were both completely relaxed!
Everything ran like clockwork and we loved every minute of the day! Thank you Mel!
Hamish and Stephanie

We have had so many compliments on our wedding venue, food and band, none of which would have been possible without Mel’s organisation and creativity. I lived abroad at the time of organising the wedding, and so put many of the decisions entirely in Mel’s hands. She did not disappoint and I trusted her judgement completely. Mel created a really magical New Year’s Eve wedding that I could not have imagined without her. She was great to work with, and made the whole process really fun and easy. I would recommend Mel for any event, if you want to create something really special and enjoy the process!

We had the absolute pleasure of working with Mel as our wedding coordinator, and she was nothing short of amazing! Throughout the whole process, she made everything run smoothly, and made us feel like someone had our back.

One moment that truly shows Mel's talent was when we realized at the last minute on the wedding day that we had forgotten to get a basket with petals for our flower girl. Mel got in touch with the florist and worked it all out, and it all turned out perfectly.

Mel was always available to answer our questions and provided invaluable guidance throughout the entire process. Especially impressive because we were planning the whole thing from a different continent and a 6 hour timezone change!

Thanks to Mel, we were able to relax and fully enjoy our wedding day, knowing that everything was in her capable hands.We can't thank Mel enough for making our wedding day so memorable and stress-free. She is just the best!

Mel did an amazing job ensuring that our wedding day ran smoothly with great organisation before and on the day to provide a stress free wedding for me and my family who was hosting our wedding. I would definitely recommend Your Story Events as we had such a positive experience with great advice and communication leading up to the wedding and her calming manner made the morning so enjoyable. Thank you Mel!

We highly recommend Mel as a wedding coordinator for the day as she is calm, organised, and a quiet presence just to hand. Which in my opinion is exactly what you want to feel confident when hosting a wedding. She is also extremely likeable too. Thank you very much Mel for taking the pressure off us and helping the day flow without a hitch!

Mel is a life-saver!

She handled everything gracefully and with high attention to detail - from last-minute unforeseen vendor issues to planning around our more difficult / nuanced requests. She took great care from the very beginning to understand exactly what we wanted to get out of our wedding, which quickly reassured us that our wedding would feel unique, special, personal and memorable in all the ways we’d hoped…

And indeed it did. The wedding itself went off without any problems - Mel kept everything moving like clockwork, and stayed until comfortable that her job was done.

We’d recommend Mel to anyone, without hesitation! Thank you again, Mel, and best of luck!

Mel was amazing on our big day, she made sure all the finer details were taken care of, as well as making sure we were looked after with sweet little touches. It meant we could enjoy our day and had peace of mind that everything was under control. Everything just seemed to happen magically and our guests commented on how well organised and smooth everything went. All I can say is - to any future brides who are stressing out about the logistics - hire Mel!

Mel, what can we say, we literally could not have done it without you. You made the whole experience of planning a wedding an enjoyable one and it was without doubt the best investment we made. So many of our guests commented that we “literally thought of everything” and this is testament to your incredible attention to detail. You just got it and understood our vision of the weekend perfectly. You were everywhere and nowhere on the day, pulling the strings perfectly from behind the scenes to make sure everything ran perfectly, which it did. We honestly cannot thank you enough and have and will recommend you to anyone and everyone.

Mel - we genuinely cannot thank you enough for your help at our wedding! I don’t exaggerate when I say it wouldn't have been our dream day if it wasn’t for Mel. The entire event ran smoothly and was indeed the best day of our lives all thanks to her planning and preparations :)


Melanie is fantastic - from the beginning she understood what we were looking for from our day, and was brilliant at helping us organise some of the finer details of the wedding, but without pushing a full design/styling package which some planners/stylists do.


She is a complete pleasure to work with - she and we didn't hesitate in reaching out to her when we felt we needed help or guidance during the planning process. Equally, she was always more than happy to help, and always responded swiftly. We genuinely looked forward to having our planning catch-ups over Zoom with her. Everything always felt easy as she was on-top of all the planning detail, especially when both of us were busy at work.


True to form, she was very organised on the day and was calm and collected, and very deft in dealing with any unforeseen issues, or things which may have differed from the scheduled plan. Needless to say, I was both relieved and excited to see her on the morning of our day as it wouldn't have been possible to organise the day without her. She really went above and beyond for our day.